Thierry Henry slammed Leny Yoro for his part in Harvey Barnes’ second goal in Newcastle’s 4-1 win over Manchester United and Jamie Carragher is “running out of things to say about them”.

Ruben Amorim lost his tenth Premier League game in charge of United at St James’ Park as his side were dismantled in the second half.

Barnes scored a brace, the second of which left both Henry and Carragher flabbergasted as they analysed it on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.

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Barnes forced Noussair Mazraoui into a mistake mid-way into United’s half to claim the ball before breezing past both Yoro and Victor Lindelof to smash the ball past Altay Bayindir.

Yoro immediately looked over at the linesman despite there being no hint of a foul or offside in the build-up and Henry couldn’t believe what he was seeing from the young Frenchman.

Henry said: “Leny Yoro doesn’t go back to try and defend. The desire was on Newcastle’s side. They’re just not good enough.

“That (Barnes goal) should never happen. Pause on Yoro. I don’t know why… I don’t know what he is looking at? Are you looking at the linesman, trying to see if he is going to bail you out, I don’t know?

“I don’t know if he thought there was an offside. We all know it’s a goal. What are you looking at? I actually don’t know. I’ve never seen that before.”

Jamie Carragher claimed it was “not acceptable” for Leny Yoro and fellow centre-back Victor Lindelof to fail to challenge Barnes as he eased through to score Newcastle’s third of the game.

“How bad are Manchester United? They lack everything, Manchester United,” he said.

“Harvey Barnes’ first touch, you’ve got two defenders before he gets to the goal and two defenders chasing him.

“If I tell you now he picks the ball up and he is going to score here and not be challenged, you can’t think that is possible at any level of football, if it was under-five young kids or Premier League. That is not acceptable to start in that position (where Barnes began) and finish there (in the box) without a challenge.

“We’re running out of things to say about them.”

But Carragher doesn’t think Amorim is in danger of losing his job at Old Trafford, with the owners and players more to blame for their strife.

“I think Amorim is probably at the end of that queue if you like,” he said on Sky Sports when asked who is to blame for United’s problems. “You’d have to look at the ownership and the players there. He’s going into a really difficult situation.

“We have to remember he didn’t want to take the job right away. He wanted to come in the summer. In a preseason, but the results that he’s got they’re still not good enough.

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“We know for Man United, we’re not expecting them to win every week, we know they’re not a top team, but they shouldn’t be where they are in the league table, even with the players that they’ve got.

“It took a bit of time, obviously, for the system. People are still yet to be convinced by that, is that the right decision?

“Not actually from him, by the club for employing him because he came with that system, that’s his DNA. People keep saying, ‘oh, he’s got to change the system.’

“I don’t really see it like that because his whole managerial career and the success that he’s had has been based on that system, that’s what he knows. If he goes to something else, they might as well change the manager.”

Manchester United have reportedly rejected an approach from Real Betis for Antony, where he is currently on loan, as Sir Jim Ratcliffe is holding out for another deal.

United let some of their struggling players join other clubs in January. With Jadon Sancho already out on loan from the summer, he was joined in exile by Antony, Marcus Rashford and Tyrell Malacia.

The former is having a good time of it away from Old Trafford, with Real Betis, where he has four goals and four assists in 15 games.

His loan deal is only valid until the summer, and Betis have no clause to make that permanent. They do want to extend Antony’s stay at the club, though.

The Mirror reports that they have ‘had an offer’ to extend Antony’s deal by another 12 months ‘rebuffed’ by United. It’s also stated that if they reach the Champions League, they ‘may have the funds to make his move permanent’.

Betis are currently nine points from the final Champions League spot in La Liga.

It seems United are holding out for a fee for Antony, rather than allowing him to head out on another short-term deal. Indeed, the report suggests they want to make £30million from his sale.

But it seems a risk for them to reject Betis’ loan approach, knowing if Antony does continue to star there, it’s more likely that they’ll want to sign him permanently.

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If he’s not allowed to head out on loan again, he could become stranded at United, as other clubs might not be willing to take a risk on the £30million transfer.

The winger has only had a couple of months in form, so it’s not guaranteed that he’ll continue that down the line. Whether Betis or any other club will choose to take a punt on him is currently unclear.

But the Red Devils are clearly confident in that happening, so will hope Antony’s form continues so that they can make their desired amount, from Betis or any other club.

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Chelsea are enduring a rotten run in the Premier League but they’ve claimed the title that matters, with no top flight club spending as much as them on agent fees for the second season on the bounce. Carefree, wherever we may be…

The Football Association released the figures on Monday which showed the Premier League teams spent a combined £409.1m on fees, down from £409.5m in the previous period.

The data covers a period between 2 February 2024 and 3 February 2025, encompassing the summer and winter windows this season, and shows Chelsea spent a little over £60m for agents to facilitate transfers for the men’s team.

That’s more than they spent on one single player, with Pedro Neto their most expensive flop at £54m, while a further 11 flops arrived in permanent deals, along with loan flop Jadon Sancho, whose move from Manchester United looks set to become permanent at the end of the season.

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Neto, Sancho and free transfer Tosin Adarabioyo are the only three of the 13 players to have played regular football under Enzo Maresca this season, while Joao Felix – the second most expensive signing of the summer – is now failing on loan at AC Milan.

The Blues spent the most of any Premier League side, although that figure is down on their 2023/2024 outlay of £75.1m.

Manchester City again spent the second most on agents – just over £52m – followed by Manchester United with a £33m spend.

Aston Villa (£25m) and Newcastle (£24.3m) complete the top five biggest spenders, with Arsenal (£22.8m) and Premier League champions-elect Liverpool (£20.8m) following behind.

West Ham (£19m), Tottenham (£18.4m) and Brighton (£16.5m) make up the rest of the top ten, while Ipswich prop up the table having paid just £6.2 on agents despite spending the seventh-most this season (£130m).

Chelsea were also comfortably the highest spenders on agents in the Women’s Super League, with the champions paying £622,604 to intermediaries.

That’s nearly triple the amount of the second-highest spenders, Manchester City – £288,628 – with the 12 WSL clubs paying a combined £2.1m to agents.

This means Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea were responsible for 28.6% of the division’s spending.

Premier League agent fee table in full:

1. Chelsea – £60.3m
2. Manchester City – £52.1m
3. Manchester United -£33m
4. Aston Villa – £25.1m
5. Newcastle – £24.4m
6. Arsenal – £22.8m
7. Liverpool – £20.8m
8. West Ham United – £19m
9. Tottenham Hotspur – £18.4m
10. Brighton – £16.6m
11. Bournemouth – £16.4m
12. Brentford – £14.8m
13. Wolves – £13.5m
14. Nottingham Forest – £13m
15. Fulham – £12.8m
16. Crystal Palace – £12m
17. Leicester – £9.8m
18. Everton – £9.2m
19. Southampton – £8.9m
20. Ipswich Town – £6.3m

The Andre Onana pile on continued on Monday as Ben Foster became the latest ex-Man Utd player to weigh in on the fallen Reds keeper, observing, “he seems to be a little bit too stressed for me.”

News broke early on Sunday that Ruben Amorin had decided to drop United’s number one for the trip to Newcastle, instead starting backup goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

It soon became apparent why Amorim had been so reluctant to do so, as Bayindir conceded from four of six shots on target and committed a major error in the build-up to Newcastle’s fourth goal during a less than convincing Premier League debut.

The former Man Utd and England goalkeeper was able to sympathise with Onana as he shared his thoughts with talkSPORT.

“You can’t recover that quickly. It’s a horrible place to be, and I’ve been in it so many times throughout my career.

“You’re struggling mentally, and the only thing you can think of is, ‘Don’t make a mistake.’ And it’s the worst way to go into games.

“If you can go into games with big confidence, positivity, knowing that you’re going to help your team out, then you’re on a great setting to start the game.

“But when you’re thinking negatively and pessimistically, it’s a really bad place to be, but I think Onana has been a little bit like that all season, really.

United boss Amorim decided to remove Onana from the firing line entirely at the weekend, leaving him in Manchester as Tom Heaton took his place on the bench.

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The Cameroonian is officially credited with three major errors leading to goals in the Premier League alone this season, though that’s a stat which only considers glaringly obvious mistakes, often failing to take into account factors such as poor positioning, soft saves, and spilled shots.

Foster expanded on what he feels Onana’s biggest problem is.

“I see some of the mistakes that he’s made and some of the saves that he makes, he seems to me like he’s a little bit stressed when it comes to the big moments.

“Whether it’s the big moment of making a save, whether it’s a block or a parry, instead of being really sort of gentle and calm under pressure, he seems to be a little bit too stressed for me.

“So he’s getting real blocky surfaces on things and everything seems to be popping out into that six-yard box, where you look at some of the top goalkeepers in the world and straightaway you think of someone like Emi Martinez or Alisson, or Thibaut Courtois.

“Them goalkeepers, when it comes to the real, big moments, it’s that calmness under pressure, it’s about being focussed but relaxed at the same time, and Onana just doesn’t seem to be able to do that.”

Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is expected to leave the relegated club this summer, with reports suggesting that long-time rivals Manchester United and Leeds are among those interested in the former England goalkeeper.

Ramsdale, 26, moved to Southampton at the start of the season to enjoy an uptick in minutes after falling out of favour at Arsenal. He’s made 24 appearances for the Saints but has been unable to prevent a swift return to the Championship.

Despite the team’s struggles, his performances at St Mary’s have been good enough to attract the attention of Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel, who included him in a provisional 26-man squad for the game against Albania. He was later cut.

With another disappointing season drawing to an end, Ramsdale is reportedly keen to remain in the Premier League – and a move to Man Utd could be on the cards, according to The Sun. United aren’t the only side showing an interest, with West Ham, Championship side Leeds Utd, and several clubs abroad monitoring his situation.

The Sheffield United academy product is understood to prefer staying in England, making a move abroad unlikely.

The club’s goalkeeping situation has been a hot topic for two seasons now. After months of inconsistent form, Ruben Amorim decided to drop Andre Onana and give the gloves to Altay Bayindir on Sunday.

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Bayindir’s poor performance against Newcastle has heaped further pressure on the club, who may now feel they need to sign at least one goalkeeper in the summer transfer window.

In the short term, all eyes will be on Amorim as he wrestles with whether to give Bayindir another chance in Thursday’s Europa League second leg, but longer term, it seems Ramsdale is seen as a potential solution.

News of their interest will be particularly unwelcome at Elland Road, where old foes Leeds United have shortlisted Ramsdale as a potential upgrade should they seal promotion.

The Championship side are currently five points clear of third-place Sheffield United in the race for promotion with a far superior goal difference – a margin fans feel would be greater if it wasn’t for the high-profile errors of goalkeeper Illan Meslier.

Like Onana, Meslier has found himself out of the team recently, replaced by Welsh international Karl Darlow. Further comparisons can be drawn to Man Utd‘s situation, as the Frenchman’s poor performances, coupled with Daniel Farke’s reluctance to play Darlow, could mean Leeds are in the market for two keepers.

The Saints will be hoping to recoup all of the £25 million fee they paid for Ramsdale in 2024, though it remains to be seen if a relegation clause will allow him to leave in a cut-price deal.

With a potential transfer battle brewing off the pitch, Man Utd and Leeds are set to square off in a summer friendly in Stockholm in July – and, if Leeds seal promotion, they could renew rivalries in the Premier League next season.